It's clear what stands between us. That is the demand of the SPD on the chancellorship. |
Jobs will have an absolute priority, |
Let's give everything we have so it works out on Sunday. |
Make sure it is me, |
Ms Merkel has not sold her soul. The reform of the health insurance scheme next year will show that, |
My government will be dominated by a firm will to renew our fatherland, |
My life changed completely in 1989 with the fall of the wall, |
My party is facing a complicated challenge, but this is a solvable challenge. |
Never before in my political life have I been taken so seriously as woman as in the past few months. ... In return, I have publicly recognized my feminine identity to an unusual measure. |
Never before in my political life have I been taken so seriously as woman, |
nor the sort of radical policies needed to take Germany out of the doldrums where it has languished for the last seven years. |
not in line with Germany's position as a major country in the world. |
not in line with Germany's position as an important nation in the world. |
Now it's about creating a stable government in Germany. This is our job, our mandate. |
Now we have to form a government, ... We would have wished to achieve a better result. |